Donald Pizer (Author and Tulane English Professor) defines realism as: "detail derived from observation and documentation and ethically idealistic in human nature and experience " (Pizer 4). ... Perhaps this short story is so physically realistic because of Bierce's own personal rules to writing, Bierce thought one must "depict accurately the scenes and sounds of combat, and it must explain why an engagement unfolded as it did. ... Another attribution of literary realism is the emotional tie of human nature to Peyton's character because of his values (ethically ideal). ... From the b...

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In this short story, it displays some similarities, and differences between the Spider-Woman and the Old man to show their efficiency, and how the characters explore dualities in human life. Firstly, the author compares the Old Man and the Spider-Women in this short story in many similar ways. ... " Also another similarity is that they both share the faith that's handed down to them by twisted human nature of their lives. Secondly, the author contrasts the Old Man and the Spider-Woman in this short story in many different ways. ... " In conclusion, the short story "A Ve...

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The reconstructive nature of memory leads to the idea that memory is unreliable with concepts, such as the schema theory. ... In Bartlett's highly regarded study (in 1932 as mentioned before), he also showed how the cultural expectations (or stereotypes) we possess consequently lead to inevitable adjustments in memory, as participant's recall distorted the content and style of the original story which was chosen to cause conflict between its contents and the reader's own knowledge of the world. ... However, how do we know that this would not happen with an English story? ... ...

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At that time there were limited community resources for this population and none that provided campus-based (residential) short-term intensive treatment in a community context. ... Regular utilization of the walk-in service by other counselling agencies is testament to the cooperative nature of the community connections. ...

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